Who is the most famous person in iceland?

Answer 1

The vikings lol :D

seriously though :)

Business

• Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, billionaire entrepreneur

• Björgólfur Guðmundsson, former billionaire entrepreneur, father of Thor Björgólfsson (above)

• Eggert Magnússon, businessman and former chairman of the English Premiership football club West Ham United

• Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, businessman

• Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, billionaire and founder of the Bónus supermarket and the Baugur Group

• Magnús Þorsteinsson, businessman

• Þorsteinn M. Jónsson, banker

Arts and culture Film, Radio, and TV

• Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, actress, singer, her alter ego is Silvía Nótt (Silvia Night), model, singer and TV person

• Anita Briem, actress

• Baltasar Kormákur, film actor and film director

• Bjarni Gautur, filmmaker

• Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, film director

• Hilmir Snær Guðnason, film actor

• Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, film director

• Karl Júlíusson, film production designer/costume designer

• Magnús Magnússon, television presenter, writer

• Magnús Scheving, writer, actor, athlete, creator of LazyTown

• Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, actress

• Marinó Sigurðsson, actor

• Markús Örn Antonsson, former mayor of Reykjavík and director of RÚV

• Ólafur Hannesson, Icelandic television personality

• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, radio announcer, actor

• Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, poet, writer, musician

• Ragnar Bragason, director

• Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, actress and head of Reykjavík City Theater

Authors

• Arnaldur Indriðason, writer

• Davíð Stefánsson, poet

• Einar Kárason, writer

• Einar Már Guðmundsson, writer

• Einar Benediktsson, writer, poet

• Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran editor, novelist, poet, dramatist

• Guðmundur G. Hagalín, writer, poet

• Halldór Kiljan Laxness, writer, poet, Nobel Prize winner

• Hallgrímur Helgason, writer

• Jón Kalman Stefánsson, writer, poet

• Jón Thoroddsen, writer and/or poet

• Jónas Hallgrímsson, writer, poet

• Jóhannes úr Kötlum, writer, poet

• Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, writer

• Magnús Magnússon, television presenter, writer

• Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, writer

• Sjón, poet

• Snorri Hjartarson, poet

• Snorri Sturluson, historian, poet

• Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, writer, poet

• Stephan G. Stephansson, Western Icelander, poet

• Tómas Guðmundsson, poet

• Vigdís Grímsdóttir, writer

• Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson, writer

• Þórarinn Eldjárn, writer, poet

• Þórbergur Þórðarson, writer, poet

Sculptors and Painters

• Ásmundur Sveinsson, sculptor

• Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor

• Einar Jónsson, sculptor

• Einar Hákonarson, painter

• Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor

Music

• Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, actress, singer, her alter ego is Silvía Nótt (Silvia Night), model, singer and TV person

• Anna Mjöll singer and songwriter

• Björgvin Halldórsson, singer

• Björk Guðmundsdóttir, singer and songwriter

• Bragi Ólafsson, musician

• Diddú (Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir), soprano and songwriter

• Eggert Pálsson, percussionist, founder of the music group Voces Thules

• Emilíana Torrini, singer and songwriter

• Einar Örn Benediktsson, musician

• Eiríkur Hauksson, musician

• Garðar Thór Cortes, tenor

• Hafdís Huld, singer

• Haukur Tómasson, composer

• Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson,musician, art director, and chief goði of the Icelandic Ásatrú Association.

• Jón Leifs, composer

• Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, pop singer (Yohanna)

• Kjartan Ólafsson, composer, professor

• Mugison, composer, musician

• Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, poet, writer, musician

• Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (Paul Oscar), pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey

• Ragnheiður Gröndal, musician

• Sigurður Bragason, bariton singer and composer

Musical bands and groups

• Amiina

• Ampop

• Brain Police

• Bang Gang

• Changer

• Cynic Guru

• Dikta

• GusGus

• HAM

• Mínus

• Mugison

• múm

• Nylon

• Quarashi

• Sigur Rós

• Singapore Sling

• Ske

• Sólstafir

• The Sugarcubes

• Trúbrot

• Voces Thules

• XIII

Miss World

• Hofi Karlsdottir, (Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir), Miss World 1985

• Linda Pétursdóttir, Miss World 1988

• Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Miss World 2005

Historical Figures of Iceland

• Ari Þorgilsson, priest and author of Íslendingabók, a historical work

• Egill Skallagrímsson, Viking skald

• Eirík the Red, (Eiríkr rauði) Named Greenland

• Freydís Eiríksdóttir

• Guðmundur Arason

• Guðríðr Þorbjarnardóttir, explorer

• Ísleifur Gissurarson

• Kolbeinn Tumason

• Leifr Eiríksson (Leifur Eiríksson), discovered America in the year 1000 and named it Vínland (Land of Wine)

• Loftur Sæmundsson, priest and chieftain at Oddi

• Snorri Sturluson

• Þorfinnr Karlsefni

• Þorvaldr Eríksson

• Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Western Icelander, Arctic explorer

• Þóra Magnúsdóttir, born 1100 in Norway, daughter of Magnus III of Norway, a direct descendant of Harald Fairhair the first Norwegian King. Þora Magnusdottir married an Icelander and moved to Iceland.

Politics

See also: List of Presidents of Iceland, List of Prime Ministers of Iceland and List of Icelandic rulers

• Albert Guðmundsson, former minister

• Árni Sigfússon, politician

• Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, former president

• Björn Bjarnason, minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs

• Davíð Oddsson, former prime minister and former mayor of Reykjavík

• Geir H. Haarde, former prime minister, former foreign minister

• Halldór Ásgrímsson, former prime minister

• Halldór Blöndal, former minister

• Hannes Hafstein, first prime minister

• Hannibal Valdimarsson, chairman of two parties and one electoral alliance,

• Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, current prime minister, also the world's first openly gay head of government

• Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, former foreign minister, ambassador

• Jón Loftsson, chieftain and politician

• Jón Sigurðsson, independence leader

• Kristján Eldjárn, former president

• Markús Örn Antonsson, former mayor of Reykjavík and director of RÚV

• Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, current president

• Steingrímur Hermannsson, former prime minister

• Sveinn Björnsson, first president

• Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, former president, first elected female head of state

• Þorsteinn Pálsson, former prime minister

Scholarship and academia

• Agnar Helgason, PhD, anthropologist

• Ari Þorgilsson, documentarian, chronicler

• Árni Magnússon, documentarian

• Ásgeir Helgason, PhD, psychologist, public health scientist

• Eiríkr Magnússon, librarian and lecturer at Cambridge University, co-translator with William Morris

• Gisli Gudjonsson, Professor of Forensic Psychology

• Gísli Pálsson, PhD, anthropologist

• Guðbrandur Vigfússon, lexicographer, editor, and lecturer at Oxford University

• Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, PhD, political scientist

• Helgi Valdimarsson, MD, immunologist

• Hjörtur Þórðarson, inventor

• Kári Stefánsson, MD, founder of deCODE genetics

• Magnús Eiríksson, theologian

• Margrét Hermanns Auðardóttir, PhD, archaeologist

• Niels Finsen, physician, Nobel Prize winner (Icelandic parents)

• Páll Skúlason, PhD, philosopher, former Rector of the University of Iceland

• Reynir Bödvarsson, PhD, seismologist

• Snorri Sturluson, documentarian, writer

• Sigurður Nordal, PhD, philosopher

• Sigurður Þórarinsson, PhD, geologist, volcanologist, professor

• Vilhjálmur Árnason, PhD, philosopher

• Þór Whitehead, historian

• Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher

Sports and games Football (Soccer) Players

• Albert Guðmundsson, first professional footballer

• Aron Gunnarsson, professional footballer, currently at Coventry City FC

• Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, former professional footballer

• Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, professional footballer, currently at AS Monaco

• Teitur Thordarson, former professional footballer, currently head coach at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

• Heiðar Helguson, professional footballer, currently at Bolton

• Hermann Hreiðarsson, professional footballer, currently at Portsmouth

• Ívar Ingimarsson, professional footballer, currently at Reading

• Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson, Professional footballer, currently at Burnley FC

Chess Champions

• Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, granted Icelandic citizenship on 21 March 2005

• Friðrik Ólafsson, chess Grandmaster

Strongmen

• Jón Páll Sigmarsson, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man

• Magnús Ver Magnússon, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man

Others

• Kristján Einar Kristjánsson, racing driver, currently racing in British formula 3

• Magnús Scheving, writer, actor, athlete, creator of LazyTown

• Olafur Stefansson, handball player, Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Formerly of Wuppertal, Magdeburg and Ciudad Real.

• Vala Flosadottir, pole vaulter

  Sources:Wikipedia

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Answer 2

The president: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Author that won the Nobel price: Halldór Laxness

A really famous singer: Björk

A famous actress: Anita Briem

The countries most loved poet: Jónas Hallgrímsson

Answer 3

In the northwest US along the Snake River in western Idaho, northeast Oregon, and southeast Washington.

Answer 4

the person's name is Erlendur Gunnarsson, the first man to use geothermal energy for his entire home.

Answer 5

Most of the people in other countries and Stebbi Hilmars, Magni, Stefán Karl, Auddi, Sveppi, Pétur Jóhann and i could go on and on.

Answer 6

three million, most notably Björk

Answer 7

Björk, and Jónsi from Sigur Rós.